Tag Archives: Food Garden

Second hand stories from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Tasmanian Traveller

Alas. A sorry tale. For health reasons I have withdrawn my voluntary services to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, and sadly must stop work in my own garden.  I know many readers have enjoyed learning and … Continue reading →

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Glorious pumpkins

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Tasmanian Traveller

The intertwining strands of pumpkin vines were ageing and looking distinctly seedy. It was time to strip the plants of their offspring and clear those pumpkin-covered garden beds in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.  Many hands … Continue reading →

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Vegetable plants grow in autumn

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Tasmanian Traveller

Typically autumn is a season when, in our food gardens, summer growth is removed to the compost and the soil prepared for winter and spring crops. It is a time when some plants slow down with not a few becoming … Continue reading →

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Blue sky, sparkling sun on leaves and whispering breezes

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Tasmanian Traveller

Today’s volunteering work in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens was a real joy: this was one of those days when I am truly happy to be alive. Much of my new enthusiasm for the work there … Continue reading →

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Activity in the Food Garden

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Tasmanian Traveller

The Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is looking beautiful at the moment; rich with produce ready for harvesting. The following two photos present the tip of the iceberg, as it were of the veggies that were picked … Continue reading →

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Garlic

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

Massive success! 24 cloves of garlic were planted earlier this year, perhaps in May. Six months later 24 large bulbs have been harvested. Two to be eaten per month until the next crop – thankfully over the coming months I … Continue reading →

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Back to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

With enormous pleasurable anticipation I looked forward to my return to volunteering in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. I was ready to see old friends – the plants and, oh yes, my wonderful fellow volunteers and … Continue reading →

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Giant pumpkins obliterated

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

This story focuses on the end of giant pumpkins Continue reading →

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Passionfruit and silver beet harvest

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

When I arrived at the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens yesterday, Tony was hard at work stripping the darkened passionfruit from a wall of vines for a terrific passionfruit harvest. During the morning, eggplants, green runner bean … Continue reading →

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The power of words

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

My descriptions of the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, in part have been intended to empower people with knowledge and to help readers value the place that plants have in our world. In this connection, I want … Continue reading →

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